The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-27
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
Reports from Committees, Action Thereon
and Introduction of New Bills.


and Introduction of New Bills.
Yesterday morning, in the House. prayer was
offered by Rev. c. H. Mcdowell, of the South
Baptist Church
The Speaker appointed as the committee on
the part of the House to visit the Tippecanoe
Battle ground and report as to its condition, etc.
Messrs. Osborn Howard and White.
The committee on elections introduced a reso-
luton for the payment of certain witness fees
and other expenses in the contested election
of Downing VS.. Beasley Referred to the COM
mittee on mileage and accounts With instructions
to report to-day
Mr. Kercheval offered a resolution to inquire
into and pay for actual service rendered by GER
tain assistant doorkeepers Adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr. Noljn: To regulate the State militia.
BY Mr.. 1bach: To prevent fraud in the sale of
grain seed and other cereals, and providing punish
ment
). BY Mr. Brown; To repeal SEC. of the mechanics
lien law of 1888.
bitches along and across the right of of railroad
companies.
ing the advancement of the State educational nstitu
tons.
By Mr.. Groves: To provide for the election of
! county superintendents for two years.
By Mr.. Whitworth: Resolution requesting the jul
dietary committee to report bill requiring justices
of the peace who receive money on Judgments after
fling transcripts to file with the clerk certificate
Adopted.
BY Mr.. Wevand To repeal Sections 21s1 and
By Mr.. Green: To prohibit the organization of in
.surance boards and providing penalty Also: To
provide for the refunding of the State indebtedness
| to the COMMON school fund at not more than 3le
per cent and to borrow for that purpose the Of
81 O00 900, in bonds of 5000 600 each, payable in
By Mr.. kercheval To require certain persons to
work the highways.
! By Mr.. Metsger To prohibit the hunting of rab-
bits with ferrets, and the killing of squirrels in Janu-
| ary February, March, April and May. Also: To give
the right to repair roads adjacent to their
| land.
| BY Mr.. Beasley: To repeal Sections 2613. 1888,
| 264l, 2642 and 2643, R. S.. 1881, concerning the
running at large of all kinds of stock. Also To
| amend Section 1929 R. s. 1881, to provide for at
torneys fees In action against railroad companies for
killing stock and to require prompt payment.
| By Mr.. Lnck Resolution to legalize the appoint
| ment of additional clerk. Adopted.
By Mr.. Parker: To provide for State Board of
| education.
By Mr. Covert: To amend Section 2112 of the act
concerning public ofenses concerning the sale Of
| pheasants wild ducks and quails
| BY Mr. Klein: To provide for the organization OF
| certain benevolent institutions.
By Mr. Glover: To regulate the holding of coro
By Mr.. Non: To render parties to actions for di
vorce incompetent witnesses unless called by the
| court.
By Mr. Cough: To provide for the issuing of schoo
| books by the State Board of Education.
By Mr.. Reynolds To amend the title of &C
concerning licenses for menageries, etc.
BY Ar. Mock: To regulate the appointment oil
drainage commissioners and prescribing their duties
BY Mr.. Garrison Resolution requesting the mem
oers OF Congress TO FAVOR the creation OF fedora
department of agriculture and mako the head thereo
q Cabinet officer.
BY Mr.. Harrel: To provide for the making of do
nations to railroad companies by towns.
Under a suspension of the constitutional rule
Senate bill No. 52 to legalize the acts Of tn
trustees of the town of Huntingburg passed.
Mr.. Glover presented memorial from an as
sembly of Knights of Labor in New Albany pro
testing against the passage of Senate bi
granting to railroad companies the right to con
denim real estate under the general railroad law
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